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E-Bulletin 18 January 2011 |
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Centre for Social Justice Awards
Applications for the CSJ Awards 2011are now open. The annual CSJ Awards recognise effective poverty fighting groups from across the UK.
Cash prizes of £10,000 are awarded to charities, small voluntary groups and other local projects that display innovation and effectiveness in addressing the causes of poverty, turning lives around and reversing social breakdown.
The deadline for applications is 31st January 2011. This link has further information: http://www.centreforsocialjustice.org.uk/default.asp?pageRef=39 |
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European Peace funding programme opens for applications
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Consultation on the draft budget
The NI Executive issued a press release on 13 January to announce the extension of the consultation deadline. The consultation period will now close on 16 February.
NICVA is arranging dates for consultation meetings on the budget with each government department. The meetings will give voluntary and community organisations a chance to quiz departmental officials on their spending priorities and savings plans.
Dates agreed so far are: 17 January 2.30pm - 5.00pm Department of Finance and Personnel (overview of budget including plans to raise revenue) 19 January 10.00am - 12.30pm Department of Social Development 19 January 4.30pm - 6.30pm Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure 20 January 9.30am - 12.00pm Department of Enterprise Trade and Investment 25 January 4.30pm - 6.30pm Department of the Environment 26 January 9.30am - 12.30pm Department for Regional Development 26 January 5.00pm - 7.00pm Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety 28 January 2.00pm - 5.00pm Department of Employment and Learning 31 January 1.30pm - 3.30pm Office of the First and deputy First Minister
Other dates will be made available as soon as they are agreed. All of the consultation meetings will take place at NICVA. To book a place at any of these events contact cathy.breslin@nicva.org |
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With money too tight to mention, what can you bring to the table?
RCN
Annual Conference and AGM
- Friday
4th February 2011,
10.00am to
3.45pm
This conference is free but we ask all delegates to bring two things to the table. These are: A short story on how with little or no money your group was able to address a community need in your area - if possible by Monday, 24th.
An item of food which will contribute to this 'guest tea’ style conference. We would ask all delegates to bring something such as a dessert, tray bakes or even some festive fayre - in a sealed packet please!
To register contact Teresa in Rural Community Network on 028 867 666 70 or email teresa@ruralcommunitynetwork.org
Click here to download the booking form with further information. Click here to get some examples of stories |
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Social Economy within a Rural Community
Wednesday 26th January Loughry College Cookstown
'A one day conference to promote and increase understanding of the social economy sector in rural areas is being held at Loughry College, Cookstown on Wednesday 26th January 2011. Aimed at the rural community and voluntary sector, the conference will feature contributions from representatives of rural social economy enterprises, who will provide an insight into their own experience of working within the sector. Government funders and training providers will also speak about the support they can provide to encourage social entrepreneurs and their new ventures. Hosted jointly by DARD, the Rural Community Network and the Social Economy Network, the conference will highlight the vital role that rural social economy enterprises can play in supplying goods and services, creating employment and ensuring the sustainability of the communities that they serve.'
The programme for the conference which is subject to change is attached with this invitation.
Please note that there is no charge to attend this conference.
Numbers are limited and early booking by email only is advisable. To confirm a place at this conference please contact Teresa McKernan Rural Community Network at: |
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Were you affected by the water crisis over Christmas and New Year?
If so, the Consumer Council wants to hear from you.
The Consumer Council wants hear from those affected by the water crisis over the Christmas and New Year period. Maybe those whom you work with or advise were left without mains water for days; had water rationing and were left frustrated by the accuracy or lack of information available. We want to hear real life stories that will form the basis of a report into how the crisis was handled. This report will be presented to the NI Executive alongside the independent review that is currently taking place.
Please ask those affected by the water crisis to contact us by e-mail or phone. Alternatively, you can submit a collection of stories on behalf of your clients, constituency office, community centre or local area. Don’t forget to tell us where you are from.
The Consumer Council wants to know how you or your business was affected: - What was your personal experience during the water crisis? - How did you manage or what support did you receive? - What would have helped you during the crisis? - How do you think this could be prevented from happening again?
Tell us at watercrisis@consumercouncil.org.uk or telephone 0800 121 6022. |
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Safe Futures Residential 4th - 6th of February 2011
Please find
attached information relating to a residential weekend for young people
bereaved by suicide. The residential will take place from Friday the
4th until Sunday the 6th
of February 2011. 028 71377227 / Mob: 07912507388 |
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Please see attached nomination form for the women of the Year awards. The form can be downloaded from www.derrycity.gov.uk/woman/awards
These are the categories for this year 2011: - Contribution to Women’s Community Development - Contribution to Community Relations - Contribution to Health - Contribution to Sport or Dance - Contribution to Dealing with Abuse against Women - Contribution to Arts - Contribution to Formal/Informal Education - Contribution to the Older People - Contribution to Youth - Contribution to Childcare - Contribution to Caring - Young Women’s Award (must be aged 18 to 25 years old) - Women living with a Disability
Overall Winner -Woman of the Year 2010
Please nominate as this is the opportunity to thanks and recognize someone for the work they do. Closing date for entries – Noon Wednesday 2nd February 2011 |
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Please find below and attached information about the Advantage Training courses which may be of interest to you.
The courses have been of interest to a range of staff from voluntary, statutory and private organisations including CABs, NIHE, Land and Property Services, City/District Councils, NI Assembly and so on.
Training is available in the areas of Age Awareness, Benefits, State Pension, Health, Care and Housing. The Health, Community Care, Housing and Age Awareness courses may be of particular interest to you.
Participants have found the training and reference materials extremely useful for example;
“Thank you for an excellent course. It was probably the best training course I have ever taken, I found it very informative but enjoyable as well. I still refer back to my file all the time for advice. (Participant from Armagh City Council).”
Please feel free to distribute amongst staff/colleagues and those who you feel the courses may be interest to.
If you would like any further information please contact Emma on emma@adviceni.net. |
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Echo Echo's new programme of classes is starting this week
Echo Echo have a bumper programme of dance classes and workshops for all ages and abilities this year and it starts this week.
- Dance for children with autism - Memory of Place (Body Wisdom) for over 50s in association with WEA - Parent & pre-school - Dance and Movement for 5-7s and 8-12s - Dancing Together: Adult introductory classes - Contact Improvisation weekly classes - Daring Feet Youth Dance for teenagers - Dancing Saturdays series - Authentic Tango weekend - Sunday Session and Dance Picnic
Full details available on www.echoechodance.com or click here. To book a place or for more information, contact the Echo Echo office on 028 7134 2266 or email info@echoechodance.com. |
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Chinese New Year programme in Derry/Londonderry
Please see attached document for a programme of events for January and February to include: Training for trainer’s workshop, culture and tradition, Chinese writing and tea tasting plus much much more! |
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Derry Healthy Cities Seeks your Help! Derry Healthy Cities have secured funding to compile a youth directory/booklet to give young people information on activities that are available for them to take part in within the Derry City Council area. Research with young people has suggested that many start drinking alcohol because they believe that “there is nothing else to do” and we hope that by showing them that there are a wide variety of activities they can take part in, many free of charge, that they will be discouraged from taking part in underage drinking”. If you would like your organisation included or can provide me with a list of organisations that come under the following: Sports, Youth Groups & Organisations, Art & Culture, Music Venues, Church & Religions, Helplines, (Lifeline, Samaritans, Teenage Pregnancies etc)., Sexual Health, Drop In Centres, Schools of Dance, Karate Clubs, Café Culture, Communities of Interest- for e.g. Asylum youth, Gay, Bisexual etc. Please contact Andrea Lockhart at Derry Healthy Cities Email: info@derryhc.com or Telephone: 028 71 611384. |
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Holistic Therapies at Focus on Family
To help get 2011 off to a great start, Focus on Family are delighted to be offering a new programme of therapies for local people in the Coleraine area.
Every Thursday starting 20th January 2011 from 11am-1pm at the Focus on Family centre in Ballysally there will be a new course of Holistic Therapies. Classes are taken by a fully qualified tutor who will provide hands-on treatments alongside skills that participants can take away to use on friends and family members. It is all practical-based and there is no writing involved!
Starting on Thursday 20th January, there will be a six-week introduction to Reflexology. This will be followed by a further 6-weeks of Massage. Participants will be taught massage skills and each person will give and receive treatments.
For further information on this course, or to find out more about our full range of programmes, please contact Susan at Focus on Family on 028 7032 9550 or call in to 11-19 Glenburn Crescent, Ballysally for a cup of tea and a chat.
This programme is funded by the Big Lottery Reaching Communities Programme and their support in enabling these courses to take place is gratefully appreciated. |
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Inter-Faith
North/West invite you to an open forum Wednesday
2 February, 7.30
pm, The
Junction, 8 Bishop
Street,
L/Derry |
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The Playhouse International Culture Arts Network ICAN is delighted to invite you to……
A free master-class with Colombian theatre practitioner Hector Aristizabal A psychotherapist, activist and theatre artist who survived civil war, arrest and torture will bring the transformative power of theatre to the Playhouse.
This month Colombian actor and choreographer Hector Aristizábal will undertake a one- month residency with the Playhouse International Culture Arts Network, ICAN. This is a three year project which has been part-financed by the European Union’s Regional Development fund through EU Programme for Peace and Reconciliation (Peace III) managed through Special EU Programmes Body.
Hector spent fifteen years utilizing Theatre of the Oppressed techniques and theatrical performance as part of the movement to end torture. Hector is founder of Imaginaction an improvisational laboratory which uses performing arts for community healing and social justice. He grew up in Medellin, Colombia when it was the most dangerous city in the world. One of his brothers was seduced by the power of crack cocaine and another by the promises of revolutionary armed struggle. Hector however worked his way out of poverty to become a theatre artist and pioneering psychologist. In 1989, violence and death threats forced him into exile, when Hector became interested in constructive social action. He combined his training in psychology and the arts with lessons gained from life experience in his therapeutic work with torture and trauma survivors, incarcerated youth, immigrant families, and people affected by HIV/AIDS. He uses his work to help people tap the transformative power of theatre in programs throughout the US, Latin America, Europe and around the world, as far afield as Afghanistan, India, and Palestine, for community building and reconciliation.
As part of this programme we are offering a free masterclass entitled “Tools of ImaginAction” which offers a laboratory to learn through experience the use of several techniques and philosophies, e.g. Theatre of the Oppressed, Playback Theatre and storytelling. This masterclass is open to all including those interested in theatre, community work, facilitation, youth work as well as health workers and teachers – theatre experience is not necessary.
This masterclass programme is on Thursday 27th and Friday 28th January from 1pm to 6pm and Monday 31st and Tuesday 1st February from 1 – 6pm at the Playhouse. This is a free event.
For further information or to sign-up to the masterclass contact Elaine Forde at the Playhouse on T. 02871 268027 or elaine@derryplayhouse.co.uk |
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Start the New Year right by getting active in the great outdoors and doing your bit to help local wildlife! Families are invited to come along to Creggan Country Park on: Sunday 23rd January 2011, 1pm - 3pm
- Tree planting workshops at 1.30pm and 2.30pm - Meet real birds of prey - Learn how to make a cake for birds - Chat to Derry City Council’s Biodiversity Team and the RSPB - Art Activities for kids - Learn more about local heritage We will provide the trees, spades and refreshments afterwards!
Advanced Booking is essential so to book your place contact our Environmental Officer on 028 71363 133 or email karen.healy@creggancountrypark.com Visit us online at www.creggancountrypark.com
The event is funded by Derry City Council’s Grant Aid programme |
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